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Thailand's Wily Prayuth Scrambles to Stay in Power

Discord among pro-democracy parties strengthens premier’s position

May 12, 2023
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By: Pithaya Pookaman

With campaigning in full swing ahead of Thailand’s May 14 general election, poll numbers are unexpectedly surging for the youth-oriented Move Forward Party, the reconstituted successor to the Future Forward Party, which was ordered disbanded after the 2019 election by the courts after the military grew concerned over its popularity a…

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